Dark Skies is an American UFO conspiracy theory-based sci-fi television series that aired from the 1996 to 1997 season for 18 episodes, plus a two-hour pilot episode. The success of The X-Files on Fox proved there was an audience for science fiction shows, resulting in NBC commissioning this proposed competitor following a pitch from producers Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. The series debuted September 21, 1996 on NBC, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel. Its tagline was "History as we know it is a lie."
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| Status | Canceled | |
| Original Name | Dark Skies | |
| First Air Date | September 21, 1996 | |
| Last Air Date | May 31, 1997 | |
| Seasons | 1 | |
| Episodes | 19 | |
| Episode Runtime | NaNmin | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | — | |
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| Networks | NBC | |